Basketball Game Preview: Volcano Vista Hawks vs. Cleveland Storm

By Team Reports Mar 7, 2024, 2:19am

Preview: Volcano Vista Hawks vs. Cleveland Storm

Volcano Vista is 10-0 against Cleveland since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Volcano Vista Hawks will be playing at home against the Cleveland Storm at 6:00 p.m. Volcano Vista will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.

In what's become a running theme this season, Volcano Vista gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 71-44 victory over Rio Rancho.

Volcano Vista can attribute much of their success to Mila Espinoza, who scored 18 points along with eight steals and two blocks, and Taejhuan "TT" Hill, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hill has scored at least a third of Volcano Vista's points. Another player making a difference was Jalysa Hines, who scored ten points along with two blocks.

Meanwhile, Cleveland faced Rio Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cleveland fell just short of Rio Rancho by a score of 50-48.

Volcano Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.

Everything went Volcano Vista's way against Cleveland in their previous meeting back in February as Volcano Vista made off with a 60-37 victory. In that match, Volcano Vista amassed a halftime lead of 35-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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